[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 230 (Wednesday, November 27, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 60237-60238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30208]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AEA-13]


Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Galax, VA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend the Class E airspace area at 
Galax, VA. The Development of a new Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedure (SIAP) at Twin County Airport based on the Global Positioning 
System has made this proposal necessary. Additional controlled airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface (AGL) is needed to 
accommodate this SIAP and for instrument flight rules (IFR) operations 
at the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 15, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Operations Branch, AEA-530, Docket No. 96-AEA-13, F.A.A. Eastern 
Region, Federal Building #111, John F. Kennedy Int'l Airport, Jamaica, 
NY 11430.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant 
Chief Counsel, AEA-7, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building #111, 
John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York 11430.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours in the Operations Branch, AEA-530, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal 
Building #111, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, NY 
11430.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Francis T. Jordan Jr., Airspace 
Specialist, Operations Branch, AEA-530 F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal 
Building #111, John F, Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York 
11430; telephone: (718) 553-4521.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they 
may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, economic, 
environmental, and energy related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be 
submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing 
the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must 
submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 96-
AEA-13.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter. All communications received on or before the closing date 
for comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed 
rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in light of 
comments received. All comments submitted will be available for 
examination in the Rules Docket both before and after the closing date 
for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with 
the FAA personnel

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concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Office of the Assistant Chief 
Counsel, AEA-7, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building #111, John F. 
Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430. Communications must 
identify the notice number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being 
placed on a mailing list for future NPRMs should also request a copy of 
Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to Part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to amend the Class E airspace 
area at Galax, VA. A GPS RWY 36 SIAP has been developed for the Twin 
County Airport. Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 
700 feet above the surface (AGL) is needed to accommodate this SIAP and 
for IFR operations at the airport. Class E airspace designations for 
airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface 
are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9D, dated September 
4, 1996, and effective September 16, 1996, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designation listed in 
this document would be published subsequently in the order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
Therefore, this proposed regulation--(1) is not a ``significant 
regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a 
``significant rule'' under DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 
FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a 
regulatory evaluation as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since 
this is a routine matter that would only affect air traffic procedures 
and air navigation, it is certified that this proposed rule would not 
have significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR Part 71 as follows:

PART 71--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for Part 71 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854; 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 14 CFR 11.69.

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9D, dated September 4, 1996, and 
effective September 16, 1996, is proposed to be amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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AEA VA E5--Galax, VA [Revised]

Twin County Airport, VA
    (Lat. 36 deg.45'58''N, long. 80 deg.04'25''W)
Pulaski VORTAC
    (Lat. 37 deg.05'16''N, long. 80 deg.42'46''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.3-mile radius of Twin County Airport and within 4 miles 
each side of the Pulaski VORTAC 194 deg. radial extending from the 
6.3-mile radius to 7 miles south of the VORTAC and within 4 miles 
each side of the 359 deg. bearing to the airport extending from the 
6.3-mile radius to 12 miles south of the airport.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York, on November 18, 1996.
James K. Buckles,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 96-30208 Filed 11-26-96; 8:45 am]
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